I'd go Hagstrom, but that's because (for some reason) Fenders don't feel good to me- something that doesn't necessarily happen with other makers' guitars that superficially resemble Fenders.

It could be the scale length that makes Fenders feel awkward to you. I know that when I got my Strat it took my hands a while to adjust to the 25.5 scale after playing on 24.75's for almost a decade. I actually had to use a hybrid set of strings (46-9, EB Hybrid Slinky's) to compensate. Now that I feel my hands have adjusted, I'm having my guitar set up for a standard set of 10's tomorrow (in addition to hardtailing the bridge since I don't use a trem).

TS, maybe hit up a guitar store and play a Tele to get a feel for the neck to see if it suits you?